![]() "The president of the United States is apparently the one pussy you're not allowed to grab," Sanders said to a roomful of groans, adding, "He said it first. Wolf was accused of failing to read the room, but her acerbic and at times vulgar commentary was a perfect match for the brutality of the times. Wolf's set reminded us that no matter what she could possibly say at that podium, the actual president of the United States has already said worse. Unfortunately, the entertainer's monologue was not in the spirit of that mission." The WHCA described Wolf as failing at a very different "mission" in its apologetic statement, however, writing, "Last night's program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and scholarship winners, not to divide people. ![]() Which is to say, Wolf did exactly what she was there to do by holding the powerful accountable to those they serve through humor. In the below video, you can see the assembled audience looking at times extremely uncomfortable with Wolf's set, which touched on everything from the Flint water crisis, to giving teachers guns, to the flaws of mainstream media, to Mike Pence and abortion, to Donald Trump's on-going porn star scandals. At the dinner, comedian Michelle Wolf gave the big speech of the night, which the White House Correspondent's Association has now apologized for. For the second year in a row, Trump did not attend the event bringing together the fourth estate and the political class it covers, opting instead to give a speech about building up "the wall" and our nuclear weapons stockpile to a crowd of cheering supporters. ![]() Charlamagne will get the chance to bring his famed “Donkey of the Day” segment to The Daily Show, Wolf will have the opportunity to show Netflix why it was wrong for canceling her show The Break With Michelle Wolf, and Desus will get another shot (following a guest-hosting stint of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in August 2022) to prove that he can hold down a show without his former partner, The Kid Mero.īelow is the list of all of the comedians who have guest-hosted The Daily Show since Noah’s departure and those on the schedule for future shows.Over the weekend, about 3,000 journalists, politicians and "random plus-ones and curious hangers on" attended the "not quite A-list" annual White House Correspondents Dinner, per the Washington Post. Following on the heels of Michael Kosta’s previously announced hosting turn, the show will pass the baton to Charlamagne tha God (week of May 15), the aforementioned news team (week of May 22), Michelle Wolf (week of June 5), Ronny Chieng (week of June 12), Lewis Black (week of June 20), and Desus Nice (week of June 26). In addition, Comedy Central announced the list of names of people who will be shepherding the show through the end of June. Up next at The Daily Show desk: and a week-long takeover by the Daily Show News Team! /E29QL2shv0- The Daily Show April 19, 2023 It’ll be like The Avengers but for topical-news-based comedy shows. ![]() During the week of May 22, The Daily Show’s news team will host as a collective. The show is currently in the midst of making good on this promise, and on April 19, the network announced plans to toss in a little bonus. When it was first announced that The Daily Show would be filling Trevor Noah’s vacated seat with a rotating slate of guest hosts until fall 2023, Comedy Central emphasized that the show’s current cast of correspondents - Roy Wood Jr., Dulcé Sloan, Ronny Chieng, etc. ![]() Photo: John Parra/Getty Images for Comedy Central ![]()
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